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Coyote

Canis latrans

Description:

Coyote caught in mid-leap while hunting at Swan Lake Flats near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. Coyotes use their remarkable sense of hearing to locate small prey beneath snow, then pounce nose-first and dig furiously in pursuit of food. This attempt failed to produce a meal.

Notes:

Lin captured this photo with her Nikon D-90 DSLR camera and Nikkor 70-300 mm lens during a working visit to Yellowstone National Park in April 2010. For more wildlife photos by Dan and Lin, see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndomer73/.

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58 Comments (1–25)

jazz.mann
jazz.mann 2 years ago

wow

Vipul Ramanuj
Vipul Ramanuj 7 years ago

Superb capture !

MarkGuerin
MarkGuerin 8 years ago

Great pic!

Desmond.E.S.O
Desmond.E.S.O 9 years ago

I love it when they do that.

HazelMarley
HazelMarley 10 years ago

Great photo in action!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

it truly is!
That is how coyotes bring down preys. They jump up in the air and come straight down ,pointing towards the prey ,and then slamming it!

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

Such an awesome photo!

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

nice :)

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Beautiful

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 10 years ago

WOW!

namitha
namitha 11 years ago

Spectacular!

Otavio Vilela
Otavio Vilela 11 years ago

Awesome pic !!!!

YurianaMartínez
YurianaMartínez 11 years ago

woow

andrew.pitek
andrew.pitek 11 years ago

Gorgeous Coyote! Well done with capturing this moment!

teamdiscoverylsms
teamdiscoverylsms 12 years ago

Awsome!!!!

Lily Barth
Lily Barth 12 years ago

Nice shot!!

vanhevel
vanhevel 12 years ago

great action shot!

kyros.v
kyros.v 12 years ago

Unique! Well done.
Dying to visit yellowstone...

victoria.vikspics
victoria.vikspics 12 years ago

awesome capture

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Wonderful!

LukeMalone
LukeMalone 12 years ago

Wow! Wow! Wow!

Dangermouse
Dangermouse 12 years ago

Brilliant capture! Amazing!

MarcoCaltabellotta
MarcoCaltabellotta 12 years ago

Wonderful!

SheaEckert
SheaEckert 12 years ago

I love coyotes!!!!!

SheaEckert
SheaEckert 12 years ago

Great!

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States

Spotted on Apr 9, 2010
Submitted on Mar 16, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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